Learning Designer

Fxplus; Falmouth; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK educational institution is seeking a passionate Learning Designer to enhance learning through innovative pedagogic design across online courses. The role involves collaborating with academic departments, using digital tools to support students, and ensuring a high-quality online learning experience. Candidates should have experience in course design and be strong advocates for digital approaches. This full-time position offers remote work flexibility within the UK, along with generous benefits including a pension contribution and enhanced maternity/paternity pay.

Benefits

Employer Pension Contribution up to 12%

35 days + 8 days bank holiday

Relocation Assistance to 10% of salary

Annual salary increments

Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Pay

Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme

Salary Sacrifice Cycle Scheme

Salary Sacrifice Home & Tech Scheme

Life Assurance

Qualifications

• Experience in course design practices.
• Strong advocate of digital learning tools.
• Ability to facilitate engaging learning journeys.

Responsibilities

• Develop online pedagogic learning to enhance student journeys.
• Work with academic departments for course development.
• Support institutional learning initiatives through digital tools.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Knowledge of the design of pedagogic and assessment processes

Experience in the use of digital tools to enhance learning and teaching

Previous experience working in a supportive, technology-focused environment

Job description

About The Role

We are now seeking a Learning Designer, who is passionate about raising the profile and reputation of Falmouth University through improving learning and teaching across all Falmouth online courses with a key focus on online delivery, digital assessment, and interactive learning resources.

Digital Learning is a forward‑thinking specialist team within the institution who work in partnership with academic departments to develop courses for fully online delivery. The team leads project work in relation to digital learning and give pedagogic advice, guidance, and support to Academics in developing their courses.

This position represents a great opportunity to join an energetic group of creative digital learning staff passionate about enhancing and developing learning and teaching through use of innovative pedagogic design for online learning and appropriate digital tools.

About You

The successful candidate will be committed to facilitating engaging learning journeys within creative subject areas. You will provide clear advice and support in the development and use of online pedagogic learning to support institutional learning initiatives and enhance the student‑learning journey.

The role requires a highly organised individual who has previous experience of working within course design practices and is a strong advocate of digital learning tools and approaches.

This is a fast‑paced role, and we are looking for a person who has the energy and commitment needed to ensure the work we do is sector‑leading.

Skills & Experience

• Excellent communication skills.
• Knowledge of the design of pedagogic and assessment processes.
• Experience in the use of digital tools to enhance learning and teaching.
• Previous experience working in a supportive, technology‑focused environment.

For further details on the skills/experience required for this role, please see the full job description above.

This is a full‑time, 35‑hour a week position across Monday‑Friday. We are able to offer a remote working arrangement for this role, if required, which can be discussed further at interview. If taking up the position remotely, the successful candidate would need to be based within the UK.

If you are looking to have an informal discussion about the vacancy ahead of applying, please email [e-mail].

The closing date for the position is Wednesday 7 January 2026.

Interviews are provisionally scheduled for the week beginning 26th January and 2nd February.

About Us

In return for your hard work and commitment, we offer the successful candidate for this role a range of benefits, including:

• Employer Pension Contribution up to 12%.
• 35 days + 8 days bank holiday.
• Relocation Assistance to 10% of salary.
• Annual salary increments (Until top of grade reached).
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Pay.
• Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme (Tusker).
• Salary Sacrifice Cycle Scheme.
• Salary Sacrifice Home & Tech Scheme.
• Life Assurance.

Full details on our employee benefits can be found on our careers page www.falmouth.ac.uk/jobs. Alongside these benefits we offer a first‑class working environment across our campuses with all the facilities you would expect from a leading University.

A successful external candidate for this position would be employed by Falmouth Staffing Ltd, a wholly‑owned subsidiary of Falmouth University. Employees of Falmouth Staffing Ltd work alongside Falmouth University colleagues in the delivery of Falmouth’s strategic vision and will adopt Falmouth University’s HR policies and procedures in full.

Falmouth University welcomes and encourages job applications from people of all identities and backgrounds, particularly those under‑represented and/or marginalised, as it is important we have a diverse range of candidates to consider.